#Footwear fashion faux pas full

#Footwear fashion faux pas full

I'm not saying you should wear stilettos-travel usually involves so much walking that you'll definitely need comfortable shoes-I'm just suggesting you explore some alternatives.Īre you an Olympic athlete traveling with your team for the games? No? Then why are you wearing a full tracksuit everywhere you go? Show some respect for the place you're visiting and leave the gym clothes in your hotel room. In most other nations, running shoes are only worn when working out-not when touring or dining. When in another country, nothing makes you stand out as an American tourist more than your bright white athletic sneakers. Plus, you'll get to be the smug traveler who replies, 'Oh, this? I just picked it up in a little shop in Milan' whenever someone asks you where you bought your swanky outfit. Better yet, buy a cool shirt that will just remind you of the place in which you bought it rather than a boring souvenir shirt that just has the name of a city ironed onto it. Save the souvenir shirts for when you get home.

Why are you strapping all your valuables around your waist? Invest in a theft-proof bag, wear your wallet in your front pocket, or use a cross-body bag-all of these will give you better pickpocket protection without stamping you as a tourist from the land where fashion died.ĭear tourist in your newly purchased 'I Heart New York' T-shirt who just suddenly stopped in the middle of the sidewalk to pull out a giant map, thereby causing a pedestrian pile-up-I hate you, and I know how much you paid for that low-quality shirt because I see them being hawked on every street corner. Nothing says 'rob me' (or 'quietly mock me behind my back') like a fanny pack. I'll never understand this fashion faux pas-if you want warm toes, why not wear closed-toe shoes with socks? Or if your feet get too sweaty, why are you wearing socks with your sandals? If I had a nickel for every time I've seen a tourist in Tevas and white tube socks, I'd have enough to buy at least one of those misguided souls a new pair of shoes. Are you guilty of any of these crimes against travel fashion? Just because you're living out of a suitcase doesn't mean you can't be fashionably (and appropriately) dressed for every occasion.